FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 14, 1999Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 4 at halftime and won 87–72.

Final · R1 · G4
ATL82
DET103
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +21
Final · R1 · G4
MIA87
NYK72
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +15
Final · R1 · G4
UTA90
SAC89
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIA @ NYK

Miami takes care of New York

A 15-point win, 87–72. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4-4+15MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2515182987
NYK2420181072
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26, 18, 16MIA16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 10, 18, 9, 8, 3, 11, 8, 16MIA16 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 22, 12, 21, 11, 22, 12, 18, 12NYK12 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 13, 6, 7, 7, 3, 8, 5, 12NYK12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · UTA @ SAC · R1 · G4

Utah takes over late to edge Sacramento

Down 1 after three, Utah won the fourth 26–24. Final: 90–89. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs SAC
G1 · @ UTAUTA117–87G2 · @ UTASAC101–90G3 · @ SACSAC84–81G4 · @ SACUTA90–89Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.2 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 23

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23UTA @ SAC · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 15, 35, 22, 27, 26, 15, 12, 23DET vs ATL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 22, 18, 21, 17, 19, 21, 15, 21ATL @ DET · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 1, 15, 20, 15, 9, 3, 3, 14, 11, 20DET vs ATL · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 25, 18, 17, 13, 14, 20, 10, 18SAC vs UTA · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 10, 10, 13, 2, 7, 0, 12, 17DET vs ATL · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST